Nguyen Celine, Gilbert Lauren, Diep Jannette, Nguyen Bich-May
Boat People SOS Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Health Equity. 2022 Jun 27;6(1):485-493. doi: 10.1089/heq.2022.0032. eCollection 2022.
Preventing morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 requires reaching diverse communities.
To identify facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 immunization and COVID-19 clinical trial participation in the vaccinated Vietnamese American population in Houston, TX.
Community-based qualitative study using focus groups and key informant interviews.
Themes that emerged included culturally appropriate language, generational differences, and a collectivist approach.
Promoting science-based information through trusted messengers, improving awareness and access, and illuminating benefits to the community could increase the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines and volunteering for therapeutic trials among Vietnamese Americans.
预防新冠病毒疾病（COVID-19）的发病和死亡需要覆盖不同社区。
确定德克萨斯州休斯顿市已接种疫苗的越南裔美国人群体中，促进和阻碍COVID-19疫苗接种及参与COVID-19临床试验的因素。
采用焦点小组和关键信息人访谈进行基于社区的定性研究。
出现的主题包括文化上合适的语言、代际差异和集体主义方法。
通过可信的传播者推广基于科学的信息、提高认知度和可及性以及阐明对社区的益处，可能会增加越南裔美国人接种COVID-19疫苗的比例以及参与治疗性试验的意愿。
